Isolated hepatic tuberculosis: a rare cause of hepatic mass lesions

Turk J Gastroenterol. 2014 Feb;25(1):110-2. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2014.6349.

Abstract

Hepatic tuberculosis usually accompanies pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Although isolated hepatic tuberculosis is a very rare condition, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a hepatic mass. Here, we report a 42-year-old woman presenting with weight loss, fever, night sweats, and a hepatic mass on the abdominal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Ultrasonography-guided percutaneous needle biopsy demonstrated a caseating granuloma with epithelioid histiocytes and giant cells compatible with the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The patient was treated with four anti-tuberculous drugs for 1 year. She recovered clinically, and her post-treatment abdominal MRI was normal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / therapy*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents